False Labor

12:09:00 PM

May 10, 2015

This scenario is what I am really afraid to happen but unfortunately it did. It started after a long walk from Sunday worship. Pagkauwi namen, my abdominal part started to ache. Di ko siya pinapansin nung una kasi usually naman siyang nangyayari sakin since I reached 8th months of my pregnancy. But it doesn't go away and it's getting stronger. My husband saw me in pain and asked me if I want to go to the hospital. I said no, however my Tita where we are renting our room heard about it and panicked. She convinced me to go to the hospital right away so we did. We took our bags which I packed a few weeks ago and rushed to Emergency Room then they walked me to Admitting Labor Room. One of the doctor did internal examination by putting two fingers inside of my vagina. Then I waited for an hour before my OB-Gyne came to see me. I heard that my cervical dilation is 1 cm and it needs to be 10 cm before they admit me to the Delivery Room.

So, for the expecting moms, please make sure before going to the hospital. Check for any signs of labor. When your stomach is aching, check if it is a contraction or just aching. Don't go to the hospital not unless you notice spotting, mucus plug and water breaking so you won't experience false labor like I did.

I also had several false labor during my pregnancy with Carl. Good thing though, I had a great OB-Gyne so she never had me admitted until I was 10cm dilated. Let us just charge this to experience. And you might wanna get a different OB next time =)

I hate IE's during pregnancy. Painful and very uncomfortable especially when you're in labor. Finding the perfect OB, who will match our needs and expectations, is a challenge. But once you find her, pregnancy, labor and delivery will be so much easier and a happy experience too. Thanks for sharing!